What’s old will soon be new again on the north end of Capitol Hill. The Belroy Apartments are nearing completion and will begin pre-leasing next month. We’ve been watching this development for some time and got a closer look this weekend when ARCADE magazine used the site for a launch party. If you like the… Read More

There’s been all this talk about apartment projects getting started, but those properties won’t be rent-ready for a year or two – so here’s a sampling of what’s available now. And it’s about time since the last time we did a roundup on rentals was over a year ago. First, the bad news. One of… Read More

The preservation efforts involved in recent Capitol Hill developments such as Trace Lofts and the relocated Elliott Bay Book Company are highlighted in an article in Preservation magazine (pointer from Seattle’s Land Use Code who discusses Preservation or Development: How about both?). For the history-curious, I’ve listed some choice bits from the Preservation article and… Read More

It was too nice of a day to drive down to Georgetown for the Orcas Residences open house so we headed to Madison Park for some swimming instead. If you’re looking for an open house to go to next weekend, the current issue of Seattle magazine featured the Agnes Lofts and will be hosting an… Read More

If I hadn’t bought at Trace I’d be renting at Agnes Lofts just across the street. Recently I received an email from them: Unit sizes at the Agnes range from approximately 680 – 990 sf. All units are double-height lofts. All units include a master bedroom and bath on the mezzanine level, and a powder… Read More